narrative music videos

Music is a universal language. We may not understand the words all the time, but we’ll feel the rhythm, the emotion and the soul of a powerful song. The Beyond the Short Indie Music Video winners showcases incredible works of narrative music from a diverse, talented group of artists, performers, music video directors and crew.

Explore our entire curated catalog of powerful, emotionally driven music videos.

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“Noa Drochak - Cicada Song” by Keith Leung

Jack attempts to cope with his grief through playful antics at East River Park – but finds that despite his efforts, he is powerless against the passage of time. The only constant in life is change.

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“Malossi - Kje Med Are” by Anika Salvesen

Child's play turns into a bizarre challenge. "Kje Med Are" is a narrative music video made for Malossi - a Norwegian stoner rock band singing in a distinctive dialect. The project is a surreal interpretation of the song lyrics: the first childhood experiences of betrayal from your friends.

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“Camille Jackson - La Trampa” by Rodolfo Muñante Mariátegui

CJ finds herself being stalked by eerie beings with an intent to corrupt her integrity, only to fall into her trap blinded by the their own expectations.

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“Tobias Dray - Fuk It” by Martin Wolfgang Klapperbein

“Fuck it” is a narrative of corporate burnout set in New York City. The video follows a financial analyst having a meltdown, and consequently disarranging the carefully crafted life and image, that he has grown to despise.

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“Diamond Light - Breanna Barbara” by Kevin Jacobsen

Singer-songwriter steps out of a TV and into a retro 70s living room, enlisting her younger self for a dance party in kaleidoscopic space suit.

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“Quattro Pareti - Arssalendo ” by Giada Bossi

When the family of a kid hides to him his dog’s death, the older brother takes the kid on a brutal journey towards the grieving process.

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“Larson - Feu (Fire)” by Loïc Foulon

Taking inspiration from the codes of the gangster films, a minimalist and metaphorical approach to a confrontation between two rival gangs. Violence is their only language. Suffering is their reality. Awaiting death, all they have left to do is play with fire.